Jan Eric Cartwright | |
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12th Attorney General of Oklahoma | |
In office January 8, 1979 – January 10, 1983 | |
Governor | George Nigh |
Preceded by | Larry Derryberry |
Succeeded by | Mike Turpen |
Oklahoma Corporation Commissioner | |
In office January 1977 – January 8, 1979 | |
Governor | David Boren |
Preceded by | Ray C. Jones |
Succeeded by | Norma Eagleton |
Counsel to the Governor of Oklahoma | |
In office 1973–1976 | |
Governor | David Boren |
Member of the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 13th District (Muskogee County) | |
In office January 5, 1971 – January 2, 1973 | |
Preceded by | Jim Barker |
Succeeded by | Drew Edmondson |
Personal details | |
Born | Wewoka, Oklahoma | August 26, 1938
Died | February 21, 1986 Oklahoma City, Oklahoma | (aged 47)
Political party | Democratic |
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Relatives | Jackson Robert Cartwright (grandfather) Wilburn Cartwright (uncle) Keith Cartwright (uncle) Lynn Cartwright (cousin) |
Jan Eric Cartwright (August 26, 1938 – February 21, 1986) was an American politician who served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from the 13th district from 1971 to 1973 and as the Attorney General of Oklahoma from 1979 to 1983.[1] He was a member of the Democratic Party.[2]
He died of leukemia on February 21, 1986, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at age 47.[3]